An automated Google warning to Android app developers regarding mobile app permissions has cut the number of requests in half. Overzealous Android apps that needlessly ask for permissions to handset ...

The apps gather information such as location, even after owners explicitly say no. Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter ...

Google has removed yet another batch of awful Android apps from the Google Play Store for breaking the company’s terms of service. The roundup includes 101 apps ...

Thanks to Facebook, app permissions have popped back into the public’s consciousness again. Last month it was discovered that Facebook had stored the phone logs of Android users who opted sharing ...

A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Once you grant permission to an app, Bouncer quietly revokes it after you're done setting up or using an app. The next time you open that app, you can allow the permission again if needed. Every time ...

The installed app listing with the Android 11 Permission Manager. How to manage app permissions in Android 11 Your email has been sent With your Android device ...

If you've got Android, you know it shows you a list of permissions an app wants you to accept during installation -- and often, it seems like the app wants permission to do an awful lot of things. Pew ...